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General information
Instructor: Abhijit Das
Teaching assistant: Avishek Saha
Timing: [Slot C] M 09:30-10:25, W 07:30-09:25, Th 09:30-10:25
L-T-P: 3-0-0
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
I will mercilessly assume that a student registering for this course is
equipped with rudimentary knowledge of discrete mathematical structures
(groups, rings, fields), algorithms (design and analysis techniques), and
probability. Students lacking one or more of these backgrounds may find
the exposition difficult to follow. I will, under no circumstances, entertain
requests to cover these elementary topics in this course. Note, however, that
no prior acquaintance with number theory (elementary, analytic, or algebraic)
is necessary for attending this course.
Announcements
Information about registration (Jan 03, 2007)
The academic section has included the records for the course in their database.
Please re-register. Contact me in case of further difficulties.
Syllabus
- Algorithms for integer arithmetic: Divisibility, gcd, modular arithmetic,
modular exponentiation, Montgomery arithmetic, congruence, Chinese remainder theorem,
Hensel lifting, orders and primitive roots, quadratic residues, integer and modular
square roots, prime number theorem, continued fractions and rational approximations.
- Representation of finite fields: Prime and extension fields,
representation of extension fields, polynomial basis, primitive elements, normal basis,
optimal normal basis, irreducible polynomials.
- Algorithms for polynomials: Root-finding and factorization,
Lenstra-Lenstra-Lovasz algorithm, polynomials over finite fields.
- Elliptic curves: The elliptic curve group, elliptic curves over finite
fields, Schoof's point counting algorithm.
- Primality testing algorithms: Fermat test, Miller-Rabin test, Solovay-Strassen
test, AKS test.
- Integer factoring algorithms: Trial division, Pollard rho method,
p-1 method, CFRAC method, quadratic sieve method, elliptic curve method.
- Computing discrete logarithms over finite fields: Baby-step-giant-step method,
Pollard rho method, Pohlig-Hellman method, index calculus methods, linear sieve method,
Coppersmith's algorithm.
- Applications: Algebraic coding theory, cryptography.
References
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| V. Shoup, A computational introduction to number theory and algebra, Cambridge University Press.
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| M. Mignotte, Mathematics for computer algebra, Springer-Verlag.
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| I. Niven, H. S. Zuckerman and H. L. Montgomery, An introduction to the theory of numbers, John Wiley.
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| J. von zur Gathen and J. Gerhard, Modern computer algebra, Cambridge University Press.
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| R. Lidl and H. Niederreiter, Introduction to finite fields and their applications, Cambridge University Press.
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| A. J. Menezes, editor, Applications of finite fields, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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| J. H. Silverman and J. Tate, Rational points on elliptic curves, Springer International Edition.
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| D. R. Hankerson, A. J. Menezes and S. A. Vanstone, Guide to elliptic curve cryptography, Springer-Verlag.
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| A. Das and C. E. Veni Madhavan, Public-key cryptography: Theory and practice, Pearson Education Asia.
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| H. Cohen, A course in computational algebraic number theory, Springer-Verlag.
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Course notes
Exercises and tests
Mid-semester examination
Date: Feb 21, 2007.
Questions: pdf, ps.gz.
Solutions: pdf, ps.gz.
End-semester examination
Date: Apr 28, 2007.
Questions: pdf, ps.gz.
Solutions: pdf, ps.gz.
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